Everton take on Fulham this weekend in the Premier League – and David Moyes has food for thought with one player in particular.
It’s a trip to west London for the Toffees on Saturday, with Everton looking to achieve a rare league double over Fulham.
Tyrique George is set to make his debut against the Cottagers, and plenty of fans are calling for the new signing to start.
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George’s first Premier League goal came against Fulham at Craven Cottage, so the setting could not be more perfect for him.
A lot of eyes will be fixed on those wide positions when the team news drops to see if George’s name appears.
Undoubtedly, it’s a big decision facing David Moyes.
But the Scot also has another potentially even bigger selection headache for Everton.
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Just recently, Thierno Barry has hit the goal trail for Everton.
The Frenchman is on a run of four goals in his last six games, and he has been playing with much more confidence than when he first came in.
Against Brighton though, it wasn’t really his day.
He was replaced by Beto, the man he has been keeping out of the starting XI – and the Guinea-Bissau international was on hand to bail Everton out right at the death.
David Moyes has surely got to throw George straight in from the start vs Fulham, hasn’t he!? 🤔
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Next up for Everton is Fulham, and it just so happens that Beto has a good goalscoring record against the Cottagers.
In five appearances against them, he has scored three goals against them. He scored in both Premier League fixtures against Fulham last season, and he was also on target against Fulham in this season’s Carabao Cup match a couple of seasons ago.
Impressively, these goals have come with Beto having played a cumulative 148 minutes.
Moyes should consider Beto and Thierno Barry strike partnership
Following the Leeds game, some Everton fans have been talking about the possibility of a strike partnership, and Barry and Beto playing together.
It has tended to be one or the other this season, but Moyes changing the system against Leeds does make this a debate worth having.
David Moyes with his Everton players.
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By using wing-backs, Moyes could go with a 3-5-2 formation with two strikers.
If he’s having a hard time picking between Beto and Barry for the Fulham game, he could well deploy both at the same time.
Perhaps Barry is still the more likely starter given his recent record. But Beto historically playing well against Fulham might just be a factor Moyes stews on.
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